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Find the Complete Subject is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on naming the whole complete subject, not just its main noun, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Find the Complete Subject

L.4.1

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.Sentence: The man who lives next door grows tomatoes. What is its complete subject?
  • A.grows tomatoes
  • B.The man
  • C.The man who lives next door
2.Sentence: Our team's new coach blew the whistle. What is its complete subject?
  • A.Our team's new coach
  • B.coach
  • C.blew the whistle
3.Sentence: Three hungry goats ate the grass. What is its complete subject?
  • A.ate the grass
  • B.Three hungry goats
  • C.goats
4.Sentence: The last train to the city leaves at noon. What is its complete subject?
  • A.leaves at noon
  • B.The last train to the city
  • C.The last train
5.Sentence: A huge black crow landed on the fence. What is its complete subject?
  • A.landed on the fence
  • B.crow
  • C.A huge black crow
6.Sentence: The children at the back of the bus sang loudly. What is its complete subject?
  • A.sang loudly
  • B.The children at the back of the bus
  • C.The children
7.Sentence: Thick dark clouds covered the sky. What is its complete subject?
  • A.covered the sky
  • B.clouds
  • C.Thick dark clouds
8.Sentence: A tiny spider with long legs spun a web. What is its complete subject?
  • A.A tiny spider
  • B.spun a web
  • C.A tiny spider with long legs

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Answer key — Find the Complete Subject

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The man who lives next door
  2. 2.Our team's new coach
  3. 3.Three hungry goats
  4. 4.The last train to the city
  5. 5.A huge black crow
  6. 6.The children at the back of the bus
  7. 7.Thick dark clouds
  8. 8.A tiny spider with long legs

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.4.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.